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J. lH. BARLEY.

Wheel-Cultivator;

Patented Sept. 24, T867.

J. Il. BARLEY, OF SEDALIA, idiSSOUItl.

` Letters Patent No. 69,162, dated iS'e/-ltmnber 24, l

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Bc it known that I, J. H. BARLEY, of Sedalia, in the county oi' Pcttis, and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful improvement in Cultivutor; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference -heini; had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved cultivator, taken through the line a' e', lig. 2.

Figure 22 is a rear view et' the same.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to improvethe construction ot' my improved cultivator, the Letters Patent for which are dated September 4, 1866, so' as to make it more convenient to he used and more effective in operation; and it consists in the combination and arrangement of the loop or hook, bent lever, connecting-rod or chain, and lever-pawl with each other, and with the pivotcd cnlti'mtor-'r'ame, for the purpose of raising and lowering the plonghs as desired; in thecombination of the rack with the vertically and laterally-moving ploughet-andard and lever-pawl for the purpose of holding the ploughs at any desired elevation; in the combination et the pivoted seat-hars'and adjustable holders with the cnltivator-frame; and in the shield, constructed with ilanges and wing-s, and provided with supporting hars and chains, by which it is pivoted to the plough-frame; the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A are the wheels. B are the axles. C is the cultivatorframe. Dis the outer plough-frame, having a vertical movement, and E is the inner plough-frame, having a vertical movement in connection with the frame D, and at the same time having n lateral. movement independent of said frame. F is the shield, which is made substantially in the shape shown in figs. I and 2, having holes through it, through which the tine mould passes to the plants. The edges ofthe shield F have outwardly-projecting flanges fl formed upon them, which at the rear end of said shield are expanded into wings fisc as to throw the clods, Sie., into the open furrows in the rear of the inner plonghs. The forward end ofthe shield F is pivot-ed or hinged to the lower end of the bar G, the middle part of which is pivoted to the cross-bar e of the frame E, and its upper end is loosely pivoted to the cross-bar dl of the frame D, .so that the shield may be moved with the movement ofthe said frames D and E. The rear end of' the shield F is supported hy the chains II,v the forward ends ci' which are attached to the cross-hare near its ends, as shown in tig. 2. 'Io the cross-har c of the frame C is pivoted the middle part of the lever I, the ends of which are bent at right angles tothe line of its axis. The rear end of the bent lever I is connected to the middle part of the cross-bur il by the loop or bent hook J, so that by raising the rea-r end of the lever I, the plouglr-t`ra1nes D and E will be elevated as desired. Y To the forward end oi the lever I. ispiveted the upper end of the connecting-rod K, the lowerend of which is pivoted to the lever-pawl L. The forward end of the lever-pawl L is pivoted to the crossbar di of the frame D, and its rear end extends` hack into such a position that it can be reached and operated by the i'oot of the driver. To the upper side of the lever L is attached a plate, Z', the edge ot' which projects so as to take hold of the teeth of the rack M attached to one of the uprights of the frame E, to hold the plough-frames E and D elevated, as required. N are the bars of the drivers seat, the forward ends of which are pivoted to the side bars of the frame C, and their rear parts rest upon the supports O, as shown in tig. l. The supports O are secured to frame C by bolts passing through the said supports and through one or the other of the holes formed through the said bars.

By this construction the height of the seat may be regulated to adjust it to the requirements of the driver. It also renders it much more convenient for the driver to get into his seat, for he has only to raise the seat,

pass beneath it, drop it behind him, and, stepping upon the plough-beam, he easily and conveniently mounts to his seat.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination and arrangement of the loop or bent hook J, bent lever I, eonnecting-rcdqor chain K, and lever-pawl L with each other, and with the frames D and E of the eultivator, substantially as herein-shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination ofthe ruck M 'with tho standard ofthe i'rarne E, and with the lever-pawl L, to operate in connection with the loop or bent hook J and bent lever I, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the pivoted scat-barsN and adjustable holders O with the side bars of the cultivatorframe C, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thc purpose set fort-h.

4. The shield F, constructed with flanges fl and wings f2, and connected to the frames E and l) by thebar G and chains H, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

J. H. BRLEY.

Witnesses Trione. K. Brauner, Tues. F. SrnAuonN. 

